Tourism

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  • Tourism is
    the organisation of holidays and visits to places of interest by large groups of people
  • A tourist is
    someone who visits a different place for fun/relaxation/site seeing who will return home
  • Flow maps use
    lines of different widths
  • Flow line maps show
    Direction things are moving
    The volume of or number of data
  • International tourism
    Someone who is leaving to another country
  • Domestic tourism
    Going somewhere within your country
  • Inbound
    A tourist who is coming into a country
  • Outbound
    A tourist who is going out of a country
  • Types of holidays
    B each
    N ature
    B usiness
    S port
    C ultural
    R elaxation
    T heme park
  • Why has tourism grown over the years?
    Availability of planes and the cost of going on them
    The internet-Very easy to book a holiday in 5 mins
    Retirement-People live longer and can retire with a pension so have a lot of free time to go on holiday outside school holidays at a cheaper rate
    Low cost airlines- Provide cheap seats
  • What is a package holiday?
    When your flights, hotel, transfers and luggage are all included in the price of your holiday & is organised by a company
  • Advantages of package holidays
    Quick & easy to use, especially for families
    Covered by insurance if anything goes wrong
    Access to a range of deals with local hotels
  • Disadvantages of package holidays
    Slightly more expensive due to website needing paid
    The range of hotels may be reduced due to their deals
    Some flights may not be available(more choice directly with airline)
  • 3 popular tourist destinations
    B enidorm
    A licante
    I biza
  • Tourism life cycle
    E xploration
    I nvolvement
    D evelopment
    C onsolodation
    S tagnation
    R ejuvenation or Decline
  • Why might a resort start to decline?
    If they don’t keep up with modern technology
    If it does not improve how it looks
    If it is not easy to get to, does it have public transport links
  • Positive Economic
    More money for local economy
    Creates a lot of jobs esp for younger people
  • Negative economic
    Low paid seasonal holiday jobs
    Cost of houses in area rises
    Locals forced to shop in other areas during holiday season as prices are higher
  • Positive social
    Discos and bars open very late at night
    Tourists can be taught about the local way of life
    Tourists eat and drink local foods
  • Positive environmental
    Money from tourism goes to protect local wildlife area to attract guests
    Local airports and roads modernised
    Species can have their habitats protected for tourism activities
  • Negative environmental
    Litter on beaches
    Diesel from boats can pollute water
    Too many hotels destroy local scenery
    Food and drink flown into country causes air pollution
    An increase in buses and planes is bad for the atmosphere
  • What is ecotourism?
    Tourism that actively involves helping the environment, while people are away on their holiday they will go out into the natural area eg sea/forest and remove litter or plant new trees
  • The 3 principles of ecotourism
    Involves local communities in the development of the ecotourism resort
    Reduces the negative impact on the environment
    Respects the local rights of people
  • Benefits of ecotourism
    Local community raises money and gets jobs building the lodges, giving guided tours and looking after animals
    Local wildlife flourishes as the tourists plant more trees, flowers and develop habitats for local wildlife to thrive eg birds, nests or clean rivers for fish
    Local culture is respected as it‘s used to educate tourists and on social media about their way of life. It doesn’t become entertainment eg the Irish & Irish dancing, cultural music
  • What is mass tourism?

    When thousands of people go to one area or destination at the same time due to package holidays and cheap flights